Need your guidance on my career choice!

I worked at a top Indian OEM. Big name. Historically significant. My 2 cents - Don't go by designation. In my OEm asstm manager is the lowest officer cadre. GETs after training join as asst. Manager. Usually that role is for 3 years and then they get promoted to manager. So people get designated as divisional managers with 10 yrs of exp. They will not be heading any division. People who head divisions usually get designated as AGM and above. That's executive cadre.

This problem is not just with manufacturing but also other sectors as well. If you have friends working in international banks like JP Morgan, smart street etc.. check with them every one is a VP.

We are a populated country so.changing sectors is very difficult. Not impossible but very difficult. So you get into manufacturing, the odds of getting back into any other sector is practically nil. You will hear about how your marketing head or finance head came from FMCg or wall street. They are anomalies. And such changes happen only at leadership level. Not at worker level.

Work life balance in the factory is worse than IT. If it's a corporate office that is different, usually better. Before joining manufacturing think harder, it usually a one way street. But in the longer run they are more stable and offer better living conditions than tech world.